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Here in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a package of 10 new gun control bills. Hochul said at a signing ceremony Monday the new measures will close loopholes that allowed the Buffalo shooter to evade a red flag law that should have prevented him from purchasing the semiautomatic rifles used in last month’s assault.

Gov. Kathy Hochul: “In New York, we are taking bold, strong action. We’re tightening the red flag laws to keep guns away from dangerous people. And we’re raising the age of semiautomatic weapons so no 18-year-old can walk in on their birthday and walk out with an AR-15. Those days are over.”

Governor Hochul signed the legislation as the U.S. Supreme Court nears a ruling on whether to strike down a 108-year-old New York state law making it difficult for gun owners to get a permit to carry a firearm outside the home. During oral arguments in November, the court’s conservative majority appeared sympathetic to claims that the Second Amendment guarantees people the right to carry a gun for self-defense.